Police Notice – House Burglary
A house was broken into on Staverton road yesterday Tuesday June 30th between the hours of 9am and 5pm.
The thieves entered through the front door, many items of jewellery were stolen including rings, bracelets and necklaces, also taken was a HP laptop and a Toshiba laptop.
Did you see anything?
Any information is vital to the police.
If you have any information no matter how small please call 101.
If you want to remain anonymous call Crimestoppers 0800 555 111.
Please can I remind you to keep valuables out of site, please be vigilant and report anything suspicious?
Please also take advantage of a free security check with our local locksmith
Home Security – Advice
Many burglaries are committed by opportunist thieves who simply enter homes through open windows or unlocked doors.
Home Security – Self assessment pdf
Crime prevention – Burglary – Northants Police
Burglary Keeping your doors locked, even when you are at home, is vital for good home security.
Keep keys out of sight, and reach, from cat flaps, letterboxes, and downstairs doors and windows
Please don’t be tempted to keep a spare key hidden outside; this is an open invitation to thieves
Make sure doors and door frames are in a good condition.
Wooden doors should be solid and at least 44mm thick
Wooden front doors should be fitted with a 5-lever mortice deadlock, and an automatic deadlocking rim latch (both to BS3621). Wooden back doors should be fitted with a 5-lever mortice lock (BS3621), and key operated mortice bolts top and bottom (BS3621)
When replacing doors invest in door-sets, which are certified to British Standard PAS24-1: 1999